享乐 (xiǎng lè) — to lead a life of pleasure; to indulge in enjoy…

Definition

享乐 (xiǎng lè) means to indulge in pleasure, often with a negative sense of self-indulgence or neglecting responsibilities.

verb

to lead a life of pleasureto indulge in enjoyment (often implying self-indulgence)

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Tā xiǎng jìn le rén jiān de lè, què jué de yuè lái yuè kōng xū.
He indulged in all the pleasures of the world, but felt increasingly empty.
享乐，。
Bú yào zhǐ gù yǎn qián xiǎng lè, yào wèi jiāng lái kǎo lǜ.
Don't just indulge in short-term pleasure; think about the future.
享乐，。
Nián qīng rén xiǎng lè tài duō, róng yì dān wu xué yè.
If young people indulge too much in pleasure, they can easily neglect their studies.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

乐lèpleasure

享 (enjoy) and 乐 (pleasure) combine to mean indulging in enjoyment.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

享 was a drawing of an ancestral shrine.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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